Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

30 reviews

_saphyr_'s review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Toxic friendship

riozul's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Xenophobia, Gaslighting

elizabethevelyn17's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Blood

alyssaroberts13's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Toxic friendship

angel_ontheother's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood

bluebellpickles's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting

janelle_durrr's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ve been wanting to read this book for years now, and I finally got around to it. This is the best book i’ve ever read, and coming from someone who has been in a depressive episode for a couple of months now, this book really spoke to me and lifted me up. I feel like I changed person in the three days it took me to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Stalking

kodi_rae's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My first time rereading this since the first time when I was probably around Melinda’s (the protagonist) age. I remember really liking it then and it’s even more devastating now with time and experience. The claustrophobia of the mind and your own silence. 

While I’d like to think society has grown a bit since Speak was first published, I’m glad it still exists and can maybe provide validation and healing to those who need it. Does anyone else remember the movie with a young Kristen Stewart? Maybe I’ll pay that a visit too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

laval's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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very quick read. I read it for the first time when I was in high school. I was going through my own hard time that year and found Melinda relatable in a lot of ways. Now I reflect on it and see how Anderson really encapsulated that feeling of being a young girl, grieving and feeling alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Blood

ryan_rajp's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol